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OverviewDecomposition is an ecological process that recycles dead tissues, mainly from primary production, into nutrients in the soil. Describing trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil, this book addresses the key topics of functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sina Adl (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)Publisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.839kg ISBN: 9780851996615ISBN 10: 0851996612 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 11 September 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"1: The Saprotrophes 1.1: Eukaryotic cells 1.2: Protozoa 1.3: Chromista 1.4: Fungi 1.5: Invertebrates 1.6: The Bacteria (Prokaryote Bacteria and Archea) 1.7: Roots, fine roots and root-hair cells 1.8: Summary 1.9: Suggested further reading 2: The Habitat 2.1: ""Through a Ped, Darkly"" 2.2: Soil and mineral composition 2.3: Soil air 2.4: Water content 2.5: Soil organic matter 2.6: Dynamics of soil physical structure 2.7: Summary 2.8: Suggested further reading 3: Sampling and Enumeration 3.1: Soil collection 3.2: Site variation and statistical patterns 3.3: Extraction and enumeration 3.4: Number of species in functional groups 3.5: Summary 3.6: Suggested further reading 4: Reconstructing the Soil Food Web 4.1: Functional categories 4.2: Primary decomposition 4.3: Secondary decomposition 4.4: Primary saprotrophes 4.5: Secondary saprotrophes 4.6: Other consumers 4.7: Omnivory 4.8: Symbionts 4.9: Opportunistic parasites and parasitism 4.10: Summary 4.11: Suggested further reading 5: Spatial and Temporal Patterns 5.1: Regulation of growth 5.2: Periods of activity 5.3: Patterns in the time and space 5.4: Primary saprotrophes 5.5: Secondary saprotrophes and other consumers 5.6: Synthesis and conclusions 5.7: Summary 5.8: Suggestions for further reading 6: Integrating the Food Web 6.1: Global impact of decomposition 6.2: How to trace nutrients 6.3: Soil food web models 6.4: Summary 6.5: Suggested further reading"ReviewsThis is a good book to dip into for insights into a variety of biotechnology science and policy-related topics. Author InformationSina Adl obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in 1998. His post-doctoral training was at the Université de Paris-XI (France) and at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia (Athens, USA). He has been a university Professor since 2002, first at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) then at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Canada). He has published in soil ecology, protist ecology and classification, and on global biodiversity. He teaches courses in Microbial Diversity, Microbial Ecology, Comparative Protistology, Soil Ecology, and Global Food Security. He is the founding editor and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Rhizosphere (Elsevier). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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